Is it Time to Include Vancomycin for Routine Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Journal of Arthroplasty, 05/31/2012
Clinical Article
Smith EB et al. – The use of vancomycin as the perioperative prophylactic antibiotic for primary total joint arthroplasties appeared to be effective in decreasing the rate of periprosthetic joint infections and may result, when they occur, in infections with less virulent organisms.



